A convention was abruptly canceled, and then the Company canceled all remaining scheduled events. A company named 'Your Rights' is established to allow fans to invest in anime. VTuber Ironmouse Officially Leaves VShojo, Says She's owed "Significant Funds", and the Ranma 1/2 anime opening is used in the newest cover song project. Also, HarperCollins is to acquire French and German Crunchyroll manga publishing, and an anime to air, just an audio-only screening due to explicit content?! Meanwhile in Japan, a man was arrested for arson on a go-kart tour lot, a battery fire broke out on Tokyo's main commuter line, and a landmark arcade open for over 30 years announces closure...

Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy talk about under appreciated games of the past 13 years!

Microsoft ended the sale of Movies and TV shows via the Xbox platform this week, which for a company that put a lot into multimedia at one time came as quite a surprise. We talk about why Microsoft pulled back from these sales, and if other gaming companies involved might follow suit. Also, what's up with the large entertainment companies that can't seem to work with better with the different sub companies? Could gamers be getting more value? We discuss this and much more on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

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I'm going to be at ATL Comic Convention on Saturday, July 19th, running a panel with the performance actors from Red Dead Redemption 2 at 2PM! Last week, I was at Summer Games Done Quick 2025, reading donations and helping raise over $2.4million for Doctors Without Borders. The SAG-AFTRA strike against video game companies is now officially over, and everyone is back to work with better pay and more AI protections. Subnautica 2 was delayed despite being ready, the founders of the studio outsted, and a $250million bonus not hit because they will not make their revenue targets by the contracted deadline due to the delay. Then we talk to Rob about the news I missed while I was at SGDQ.

We say farewell to a friend of the show... Also tonight, the first official Dragon Ball store to open in Tokyo, a new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba film premieres to a sold-out show, and a copyright suit is settled for an Attack on Titan event. Plus, the MAO manga gets a TV anime adaptation, an upcoming PS5 game gets a mode directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, and Comic-Con International marks Gundam Wing anniversary with English dub cast! Meanwhile in Japan... Japan Airlines is giving free flights to tourists, Uniqlo is adding shoplifting deterrents with a petty but brilliant plan, and finally, a

Piracy websites are being cracked down on by the American Government, but what are some of the reasons that drive people to pirate? We discuss this part of the industry that has an impact, even if it's something that's not openly discussed often. There's other news to get into as well, as our gaming backlogs grow this summer with all of the gaming sales and bundles. All this and much more make up another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!

J-Pop group FLOW is doing a European and North American tour in fall 2025, a remake of the Jungle Emperor Leo anime is in the planning stages, and the Ghost In The Shell anime is getting a comprehensive exhibition in 2026! Also, a teaser announces a September debut for Alice in Borderland season 3, the Sailor Moon museum to continue its tour outside of Japan for the first time, and Hong Kong debuts wings of the non-fried kind in a Gundam Wing / KFC collaboration?! Meanwhile in Japan... A naked man arrested at a shrine admits to walking around naked, and a company president arrested for making an employee admit to his hit and run accident?!

Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss how the past decade has gone for Japanese gaming titans Bandai Namco, Capcom, and Konami!

A popular online petition called Stop Killing Games gained additional traction in the last few weeks, hitting an important milestone. This causes a European game publisher group to respond, along with some online commentators. We break down this petition and what it could mean for the future, and some thoughts on what should be done to regulate the game industry that hasn't been discussed yet. We take our live listener comments as usual, and discuss much more in video game news. All this and much more make up another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!